Strange Uses for Coffee from DealDash

Most people love to drink coffee, but did you know that there are lots of uses for our favorite bean? Read on to find out, from DealDash.

Iced, hot, or lukewarm – I don’t care what the temperature is, I love to drink coffee. However, coffee isn’t just delicious to drink, you can also use the beans and grounds for some pretty strange and useful things. Are you ready to hear some of the strange uses? Read on…

Steak Rub

I would have never thought to run coffee on my steak – even just the thought of it sounded very strange to me. However, my husband and I are avid fans of Restaurant Week in Boston, and one of our favorite places is Capitol Grill. They have the most delicious Kona-Crusted Sirloin on their Restaurant Week menu every year. Yum, yum! The next time you’d like to try something new on your steak, use some freshly ground coffee that’s been toasted for just a moment under the broiler in the oven. Just mix it in with your regular steak seasonings, and rub it onto the meat before you stick it on the grill.

Face Exfoliant

Coffee grounds make an excellent facial exfoliant. Put some of your regular facial cleanser in your hands, and mix in the coffee grounds. Rub this cleansing scrub all over your face for approximately 2 minutes. Rinse off, and top with moisturizer. The coffee grounds will help get rid of your dry, flaky skin, and the caffeine in them will temporarily tighten your pores. Win-win!

Composting and Fertilizing

If you’re looking for a cheap composting agent, try coffee grounds mixed with lye. Surprisingly, the grounds themselves are a good food source for worms, and it adds grit to the worms’ digestive system allowing them to digest better.

Additionally, coffee grounds can make an excellent fertilizer for plants that like acidic soil. Why? This is because Coffee is high in nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, potassium and other trace minerals which are excellent for your plants.

Thanks for Reading

Finally, thanks so much for reading this new DealDash article on unusual uses for coffee. Do you have any other strange and unusual uses for coffee or coffee grounds? Leave them below in the comments.

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This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashTips.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.